Area of Practice: IR/IE Office

Strengthen your office. Amplify your impact.

Institutional research and effectiveness offices are at the heart of informed decision-making in higher education. But with increasing demands, limited resources, and rapidly evolving tools, even the most capable teams need support.

AIR Data & Decisions Consulting provides hands-on IR/IE office support to help you streamline operations, strengthen reporting, and enhance your strategic contribution to campus success. Whether you’re building a new office, filling capacity gaps, or refining long-standing processes, we’re here to help you work smarter—not harder.

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Foundations of IR: Bootcamp for Teams

This bootcamp is an intensive exploration of IR’s agency in data-informed decision cultures and the requisite skills. Included are research design, survey design, descriptive statistics, effective reporting and communication, and translating findings into recommendations.
Foundations of IR: Workshops for Teams

This series of five virtual workshops provides foundational skills for data-informed decision cultures. Skills covered by the workshops include research design, data, survey design, descriptive statistics, and effective reporting.
IR/IE Office Optimization

Strengthen the efficiency, organization, and impact of your IR or IE office. Through IR/IE Office Optimization, you implement best practices for data management, reporting, and internal workflows—building a stronger, more strategic foundation for supporting institutional decision-making.
IR/IE Office Planning

Establish a strong foundation for your IR or IE office. Through IR/IE Office Planning and Setup, you design organizational structures, workflows, and best practices that align with your institution’s strategic goals and support sustainable, high-impact data operations.
IR/IE Office Review

Evaluate and strengthen your IR or IE office with a comprehensive review focused on efficiency, effectiveness, and strategic alignment. Through an IR/IE Office Review, you identify strengths, uncover opportunities, and receive actionable recommendations to enhance decision support, reporting, and institutional planning.
IR/IE Office Support

Get the extra support your IR or IE office needs to strengthen operations, complete projects, and build best practices. Through IR/IE Office Support, you access expert assistance in data documentation, reporting development, office efficiencies, and day-to-day capacity building—tailored to your institution’s needs.